Word Meaning and Spelling

Correct answer: Graffiti.

Graffiti: (noun)
- English meaning: usually unauthorized markings (as of words, symbols, or images) on a public surface.
- Bangla meaning: দেওয়ালচিত্র; দেওয়াল লিখন।

Example sentence:
1. The abandoned warehouse was heavily graffitied with gang symbols.
2. The walls of the subway were covered with colorful graffiti.

Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

• The correct pair is - Assessment, Committee.

• Assessment: (Noun) 
- English meaning:
1. An opinion or a judgement about somebody/ something that has been thought about very carefully.
2. A charge, usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
- Bangla meaning: মূল্যনির্ধারণ; মূল্যাবধার; নির্ধারিত/ স্থিরীকৃত/ নির্ণীত পরিমাণ। 

• Example sentence: The teacher's assessment of the students was very fair.
- Bangla meaning: শিক্ষকের শিক্ষার্থীদের মূল্যায়ন খুবই ন্যায্য ছিল।

• Committee: (Noun)
- English meaning: a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it.
- Bangla meaning: বিশেষ কাজ সম্পাদনের জন্য নির্বাচিত ব্যক্তিবর্গ; কমিটি; সমিতি।

• Example sentence: The committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the new policy.
- Bangla meaning: নতুন নীতি নিয়ে আলোচনা করার জন্য কমিটি আগামীকাল মিলিত হবে।

Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.

• Correct Answer: খ) Gloomy.

Grim (Adj)
- English Meaning: somber, gloomy, savage; stern or forbidding in action or appearance.
- Bangla Meaning: কঠোর; ভয়ানক; নির্মম।

Given Options:
ক) Cheerful - আনন্দদায়ক বা আনন্দব্যঞ্জক।

খ) Savage - হিংস্র; নৃশংস; নির্মম।

গ) Funny - মজার; মজাদার।

ঘ) Bright -  উজ্জ্বল; আলোকময়। 

- Among the given options, 'Savage' is the correct answer.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

The correct spelling is- গ) Appropriate.
Bangla Meaning: যথাযথ, একটি নির্দিষ্ট পরিস্থিতি বা অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য উপযুক্ত বা সঠিক 
English Meaning: suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances.

Example Sentences:
We need to find a appropriate solution to this problem.
This cinema is not appropriate for small children.

Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary, Accessible Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary.

• The correct spelling is 'Curriculum' (Noun).

• Curriculum:
- English meaning: The subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc.
- Bangla meaning: পাঠ্যসূচি; পাঠক্রম।

• Example sentence:
- Literature and mathematics are both important parts of the curriculum.
-The school has introduced a new curriculum focusing on digital literacy.

Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam Webster Dictionary.

• The visitor had a bohemian look.
- Here, the meaning of the underlined word is- Unconventional.

• Bohemian (noun, adjective)
- English Meaning: One who does not follow the usual way of life; a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts.
- Bengali Meaning: অসামাজিক ব্যক্তি; যাযাবর; ভবঘুরে; বেদে; ছন্নছাড়া; উচ্ছৃঙ্খল বা অসচ্চরিত্র ব্যক্তি।

Example sentences:
 - Some writers are believed to be bohemians.

অন্যদিকে,
ক) Sinister - অশুভ; অমঙ্গলসূচক।

খ) Hostile - শত্রুপক্ষীয়; বৈরী।

ঘ) Unfriendly - অবন্ধুসুলভ; বৈরী; প্রতিকূল; অপ্রিয়; অস্নিগ্ধ।

Source:
1. Oxford Dictionary.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

ব্যাখ্যা: precipitate (verb)
Meaning: Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
Synonym: trigger, give rise to, spark, speed up, expedite
Source: Oxford Languages

• Imminent (adjective)
English meaning: likely to happen very soon.
Bangla meaning: আসন্ন; শীঘ্রই ঘটতে যাচ্ছে। 

Given Options:
ক) Distant future - দূর ভবিষ্যৎ।

খ) Happening soon - শীঘ্রই ঘটতে যাচ্ছে। 

গ) Impossible to happen - ঘটার কোনো সম্ভাবনা নেই। 

ঘ) Gradual - পর্যায়ক্রমে।

- Among the given options, 'Happening soon' is the correct answer.

 Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

Metamorphosis
(noun) Synonyms: Transformation (রূপান্তর), Change (পরিবর্তিত বা ভিন্ন অবস্থা), Reconstruction (পুনর্নির্মাণ; পুনর্গঠন).
Antonyms: Stagnation (স্তম্ভ).
English Meaning: A complete change of character, appearance, or condition.
Bangla Meaning: (plural metamorphoses) রূপান্তর; আকারের বা চরিত্রের পরিবর্তন।

• Correct Answer: to delete.

Expunge
- Bangla Meaning: নিশ্চিহ্ন করা; লোপ করা; লিখিত প্রতিবেদন থেকে কোনো কিছু বাদ দেওয়া।
- English Meaning: to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion.

- The charges were dropped and expunged from his record.

Other Options:
ক) to add -  যোগ করা।

গ) to improve - উন্নত করা। 

ঘ) to include - অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা।

- সঠিক উত্তর, to delete.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

• Archaeology:
- English meaning: the study of the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects that belonged to people who lived in the past, in order to learn about their culture and society.
- Bangla meaning: প্রত্নতত্ত্ব; প্রত্নবিদ্যা।

- With no proper time or resources for archaeology, the results were poor and largely unpublished.
- it is very rare in archaeology to work on organic materials.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

• Correct Answer: ridiculous.

• Ridiculous:
- English meaning: stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at.
- Bangla meaning: হাস্যকর; উপহাস্য; উদ্ভট।

Example:
- Do I look ridiculous wearing this cap?
- Don’t be so ridiculous! I surely can’t afford to stay in such a hotel.
- It’s ridiculous to imagine a two-year-old could already read!

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

Correct Answer: খ) The ability to control one’s feelings and desires

• Continence (Noun)
English Meaning: - The ability to control movements of the bowels and bladder.
- The control of your feelings, especially your desire to have sex.
Bangla Meaning:  আত্মসংযম; মিতাচার; আবেগ এবং রিপুর উপর নিয়ন্ত্রণক্ষমতা।

Synonyms: Self-control (আত্ম নিয়ন্ত্রন), Restraint from sexuality (যৌন কর্ম থেকে বিরত থাকা), Virginity (কুমারত্ব), Chastity(সতীত্ব), Abstinence (বিরত থাকা)।
Antonyms: Unconstraint (বন্ধনহীন), Indulgence (ভোগবাদীতা), Liberation (স্বাধীনতা), Freedom (মুক্তি), Drunkenness(মাতলামী)।

Other Forms:
- Continent (adjective) সংযত; মিতাচারী; সংযমী।
- Continent (Noun) মহাদেশ; যেমন এশিয়া, আফ্রিকা ইত্যাদি।

• Other options:
ক) The ability to express feelings freely and openly (মুক্তভাবে ও খোলাখুলি অনুভূতি প্রকাশ করার ক্ষমতা)
গ) The habit of avoiding duties and responsibilities (কর্তব্য ও দায়িত্ব এড়িয়ে চলার অভ্যাস)
ঘ) The tendency to ignore feelings and act impulsively (অনুভূতি উপেক্ষা করে তাড়াহুড়ো করে কাজ করার প্রবণতা)

Example Sentence:
1. Many health authorities employ a continence adviser.
2. Experiencing a moment of unusual continence, I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• The word 'Sibling' means - a brother or sister.

• Sibling (Noun):
- English Meaning: One of two or more individuals having one common parent/one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic.
- Bangla Meaning: একই মাতাপিতার সন্তান; ভাই বা কোন।

• Example sentence:
1. I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister.
2. It is a weird feeling coming up against your older sibling.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

Answer -  uncertain.

• Sine die:
English Meaning: without arranging a future date for something.
Bangla Meaning: অনির্দিষ্টকালের জন্য।

Example:
- The meeting adjourned sine die.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

'Call to mind' means remember.
- Remember শব্দের অর্থ মনে রাখা বা স্মরণ করা।
- Fantasize শব্দের অর্থ দিবাস্বপ্ন,
- Attend শব্দের অর্থ মনােযােগ দেয়া;
- Request শব্দের অর্থ অনুরােধ।

Accurate (Noun)
Meaning: (especially of information, measurements, or predictions) correct in all details; exact.
Bengali meaning: যথাযথ; সতর্ক/নির্ভুল।

Synonym: Correct, Precise, Exact, Right.
Source: Oxford Dictionary & Bangla Academy Dictionary.

Correct Answer: ঘ) Transcontinental.

• Transcontinental (adjective)
English Meaning: 1. crossing a continent 2. on or from the far side of a continent.
Bangla Meaning:  আন্তঃমহাদেশীয়।

Other form:
- Transcontinentally (adverb)

Example Sentence: 
1. The company expanded its business through transcontinental connections.
2. They planned a transcontinental journey across Asia and Europe.
3. The airline operates several transcontinental flights every day.
4. The explorers planned a transcontinental journey that would take several months.

Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
3. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

• The meaning of 'posterity' is - Later Generation.

• Posterity (Noun):
- English meaning: The offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation.
- Bangla meaning: বংশধরগণ; অপত্য; সন্তানসন্ততি।

• উল্লিখিত অপশনগুলো,
- Prosperity - সমৃদ্ধি; শ্রীবৃদ্ধি; সৌভাগ্য; সাফল্য; উন্নতি; সংবৃদ্ধি।
- Present time - বর্তমান সময়।
- Later generation - পরবর্তী প্রজন্ম।
- possession - অধিকার; দখল; আয়ত্ত।

- সুতরাং, The meaning of 'posterity' is-'Later generation'.

Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

Appropriate (adjective) - Correct or right for a particular situation or occasion; উপযোগী, যথোপযুক্ত।
Synonyms: Suitable (উপযোগী), Proper (উপযুক্ত), Convenient (সুবিধাজনক)।
Antonyms: Inappropriate (অনুপযোপী; অযোগ্য), Irrelevant (অপ্রাসঙ্গিক)।

Coagulate [কোউঅ্যাগিউলেইট্‌] (verb transitive), (verb intransitive)

English Meaning: (of a liquid) To become or cause to become thicker so that it will not flow.
Bangla Meaning: (তরল পদার্থ) ঘনীভূত করা বা হওয়া।

 Answer - Found everywhere.

• Ubiquitous (adjective)
English Meaning: Something that is present, found, or existing everywhere or in many places at the same time.
Bangla Meaning: সর্বব্যাপী; সর্বত্র বিদ্যমান।

Example Sentence:
- Mobile phones have become so ubiquitous that almost everyone owns one.
- In modern cities, surveillance cameras are ubiquitous, monitoring public spaces constantly.

Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

 Correct Answer: Queue.
 
Queue
- Bangla Meaning: অপেক্ষমাণ মানুষ, জন্তু প্রভৃতির সারি; লাইন; সিনেমার টিকিট ক্রয়, বাসে ওঠা প্রভৃতি কাজের জন্য নিজ নিজ পালা আসার প্রতীক্ষায় সারিবদ্ধভাবে দাঁড়ানো মানুষ। 
- English Meaning: a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head.

Example sentence:
- There was a long queue at the check-out.
- We were asked to form a queue.

 Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

• The correct spelling is 'Blasphemy' (Noun).

• Blasphemy:
- English meaning: Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion.
- Bangla meaning: ঈশ্বর নিন্দা ; অধার্মিক কথাবার্তা ; ধর্মনিন্দা ; পবিত্র জিনিসের নিন্দা ; অপবিত্র ভাষা।

• Example sentence: 
- Writing offensive remarks about sacred texts is considered blasphemy in many cultures
- The priest condemned the act as blasphemy.

Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.

The correct answer is - গ) Ridiculous.

Ridiculous:
- English Meaning: stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at.
- Bangla Meaning: হাস্যকর; উপহাস্য; উদ্ভট।

Example Sentences:
- It was ridiculous to wear a winter coat in the middle of summer.
- It's ridiculous to expect a two-year-old to be able to read!

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

Select (verb transitive) পছন্দ করা; নির্বাচিত করা; বেছে নেওয়া।
Pick (verb transitive), (verb intransitive) বাছাই করা; নির্বাচন করা।

• The correct spelling is 'Magnanimous' (Adjective).

• Magnanimous:
- English meaning: Very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated.
- Bangla Meaning: মহানুভব।

• Example sentence:
- Despite losing the match, he was magnanimous in victory, congratulating the winners warmly.
- The king was magnanimous, forgiving those who had betrayed him.

Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.